Arts & Humanities

Human artistic endeavors throughout the world.

Sub-headings:

Archives & Records Management

Archival science and the management of historical and current organizational records.

Arts & Humanities News

Current news about issues concerning the arts and humanities.

Classics

The languages, cultures, discoveries, disciplines, histories, literature, and ways of life of the "Classical" Greek, Hellenistic, Carthaginian, and Roman/Roman-allied civilizations; covering a period of time approximately from 600 BC to AD 600. n.b. This will, of necessity, not include prior civilizations in the same area (such as Phoenicia in its heyday, Pharaonic Egypt, the Etruscans, Archaic Greece, etc.) The one notable exception will be several works of literature composed in the gap between Mycenean Greece and Classical Greece, which heavily influenced the direction of the following society, namely Homer, Hesiod, and the Homeric Hymns.

Culture

These sites relate to the civilization, customs, artistic achievements, values, beliefs, and other products of human work and thought of a particular people, often at a particular period in history.

Fine Arts

The nonutilitarian arts, arts concerned primarily with the creation of beauty.

History

The telling, generally chronological, of human events, usually including an explicit interpretation of those events.

History of Arts & Humanities

Information about historical records covering fields as diverse as the treasures of ancient Egypt to early television, reflecting civilization and culture.

Language & Linguistics

The nature and structure of human speech and the use by humans of voice sounds and written symbols representing these sounds in organized patterns to express and communicate thoughts and feelings.

Libraries

Resources about library and information science or relevant to library professionals.

Literature

Imaginative or creative writing, prose and poetry of generally recognized artistic value.

Museum Studies

Resources related to museum studies or relevant to museum professionals.

Museums

Philosophy

The pursuit of wisdom by intellectual means and moral self-discipline; thought about knowing and meaning.

Religion & Theology

Belief in and reverence for a supernatural power or powers, usually regarded as creator and governor of the universe; systems of such belief and worship; the study of religious beliefs.

Resources in this category:

About.com
http://www.about.com/

About.com hosts websites whose content and links are created and/or selected by hundreds of "Guides," experts who provide articles, advice, and resources on a particular subject. Search by broad channels or more specific topics.

ACRL: Science fiction and fantasy: A guide to resources on the Web
http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/acrl/publications/crlnews/...

Given the popular nature of science fiction and fantasy (SFF), there are millions of sites on the Internet dedicated to specific creators, genres, movements, history, scholarship, and fandom surrounding fiction, films, games, and television. The plethora of Web pages is problematic for the user, which makes having a guide useful. Selection of sites in this listing was based on usefulness (as in omnibus sites) and on authority (the accuracy of the material and the expertise of the source). An effort has been made to include sources that are available without a subscription and with unrestricted access.

African-American Musicians Biographies
http://www.ipl.org/div/pf/entry/78528

This IPL pathfinder was designed for individuals interested in finding biographical information on African-American musicians involved in all musical forms and styles. It includes print resources such as dictionaries, encyclopedias, and books, as well as databases and web sites.

Andy Holt Virtual Library
http://www.utm.edu/vlibrary/vlhome.shtml

"The Andy Holt Virtual Library is principally a concept library, with a focus on the Humanities and Fine Arts. Though open to the public, it is designed to serve the learning communities within the College of Humanities and Fine Arts at the University of Tennessee-Martin ... Appropriately, we are linked in key places to parallel physical and virtual resources provided by the Paul Meek Library on the UT Martin campus. All of these, save subscription services, are open to remote users. Excellent subscription electronic databases and full-text resources are open to those with UT Martin accounts or special permission. The integration has been made so as to allow the Andy Holt Virtual Library to stand as in independent resource."

Bloomsbury Magazine Research Centre
http://www.bloomsburymagazine.com/ARC/Arc_home.asp

The Bloomsbury Research Centre is a free online database of reference books (that Bloomsbury publishes) with over 17,000 entries. Resources include the Dictionary of English Literature, Biographical Quotations, Bloomsbury Thematic Quotations, Myth, the Good Word Guide, the Guide to Art, a thesaurus, and the Guide To Human Thought. Searching is through a simple keyword box. Results are listed in pages of twenty with an excerpt of the entry found, source, and a link to the complete entry. Search terms in the complete entry are highlighted in red.

The Bud Foote Science Fiction Collection
http://sf.lcc.gatech.edu/

The Bud Foote Collection includes first edition scientific romances and utopias from the late nineteenth century and most of the major novels published by science fiction authors throughout the twentieth century.

Chronological Bibliography of Science Fiction History, Theory, and Criticism
http://www.depauw.edu/sfs/biblio.htm

Chronological Bibliography of Science Fiction History, Theory, and Criticism The following bibliography of science fiction criticism does not claim to be exhaustive. It does, however, gather together a large number of critical materials on sf that the editors of SFS deem to be important, influential, or historically noteworthy. We have listed the entries in chronological order since such a format, we feel, affords a useful glimpse of the evolution of sf criticism from 1634 to the present. In those cases where items listed on the bibliography have either been reviewed in SFS or featured in our Documents in the History of SF series, we have inserted links to the relevant pages.

CLCWeb: Comparative Literature and Culture: A WWWeb Journal
http://clcwebjournal.lib.purdue.edu/

According to the editor, "a peer-reviewed, full-text public-access journal in comparative literature, culture, and media studies." Also includes a library of comparative literature, cultural studies, and media studies bibliographies, indices of journals, scholars, and websites. Features: CLCWeb journal, and a library of bibliographies, research materials, indices, and directories of books, journals, websites, and scholars associated with cultural studies, comparative literature, media studies, and communication studies.

Feminist Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Utopia.
http://feministsf.org/

This site is essentially a complex bibliography that lists and cites and describes science fiction & critical works from a feminist perspective. Plots may be described in whole, including details that would constitute a "spoiler" for some people. Works that are already complete are reviewed, discussed, and described, and consequently there are spoilers.

Femspec
http://femspec.org/index.html

An interdisciplinary feminist journal dedicated to critical and creative works in the realm of fantasy, magical realism, surrealism, myth, folklore and other supernatural genres.

The Heron Collection of Speculative Fiction
http://spec.lib.vt.edu/spfic/

The University Libraries' Digital Library and Archives at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University acquired its speculative fiction collection through a combination of purchase and donation from William J. Heron, a private collector from North Carolina. The magazines and reference books were acquired in 1989 and 1990, with the balance of the collection acquired in 1994. All currently available items are listed in the University Libraries' online catalog system

Historical Research in Europe : a Guide to Archives and Libraries
http://digicoll.library.wisc.edu/HistResEur/

A joint project of the University of Wisconsin-Madison's Center for European Studies and the General Library System, this site is designed to "assist researchers who are planning to use European libraries and archives" by uniting "both Web-based and printed resources which provide information about European libraries and archives in a single interactive database." The focus of the site is on western Europe.

Internet Speculative Fiction Database
http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/index.cgi

The ISFDB is a community effort to catalog works of science fiction, fantasy, and horror. It links together various types of bibliographic data: author bibliographies, publication bibliographies, award listings, magazine content listings, anthology and collection content listings, and forthcoming books.

Intute: Arts and Humanities
http://www.intute.ac.uk/artsandhumanities/

An Arts and Humanities web directory "to the best Web resources for education and research, selected and evaluated by a network of subject specialists." Resources are "freely available by keyword searching and browsing."

The New York Public Library Digital Library Collections
http://www.nypl.org/digital/index.htm

"The New York Public Library Digital Library Collections represent a growing body of primary source materials created for the Web. The Digital Library Collections provide the public with digital versions of books, manuscripts, photographs, engravings, and other items as well as tools to browse, search, and analyze these materials remotely via the Internet. Many of the Digital Library Collections feature rich background and contextual information."

Scholarly Societies Project
http://www.lib.uwaterloo.ca/society/overview.html

This site contains a searchable database of links to and information about international academic and scholarly societies. Societies are indexed in a subject guide or can be found by searching by name or abbreviation. The site can be translated in German, French, Spanish, Italian, and Portuguese.

Speculative Literature Foundation
http://www.speculativeliterature.org/

This organization aims to promote literary quality in speculative fiction, by encouraging promising new writers, assisting established writers, facilitating the work of quality magazines and small presses in the genre, and developing a greater public appreciation of speculative fiction.

technovelgy.com; where science meets fiction
http://www.technovelgy.com/

Explore the inventions and ideas of science fiction writers at Technovelgy (that's tech-novel-gee!) - over 1,440 are available. Use the Timeline of Science Fiction Invention or the alphabetic Glossary of Science Fiction Technology to see them all, look for the category that interests you, or browse by favorite author / book. Browse more than 1,340 Science Fiction in the News and Beyond Technovelgy articles.

TED: Ideas worth spreading
http://www.ted.com/

Presents TED conference talks and performances that explore new ideas and solutions to big problems. Presenters are often well-known authorities in their field. TED stands for Technology, Entertainment, and Design.

The Science Fiction Foundation
http://www.sf-foundation.org/index.html

Our aim is to promote science fiction and bring together those who read, write, study, teach, research or archive science fiction in Britain and the rest of the world. We also want to support science fiction, at conventions, at conferences and at other events which bring those interested in science fiction together.

ThinkQuest
http://www.thinkquest.org/en/

Project sponsored by Oracle that encourages teachers and students to use technology in the classroom. The Library presents sites created by students for ThinkQuest's annual competition. The sites cover a wide range of topics, from sports to physics to health issues. Search or browse by topic.

University of Michigan Fantasy and Science Fiction Website
http://www.umich.edu/~umfandsf/

These pages are dedicated to assisting scholars of all types all over the world. We are constantly striving to provide an extensive and useful location for all types of information and tools that will help us study fantasy and science fiction.

Voice of the Shuttle: Web Page for Humanities Research
http://vos.ucsb.edu/

Extensive database of partially annotated links to Internet resources related to topics in humanities, browsable by discipline or searchable.

WebExhibits
http://www.webexhibits.org/

"WebExhibits helps you find high quality exhibits on the internet" and focuses on illustrated educational exhibits, not just references." Exhibit sites range in subject from the ancient world to science and technology, and from the creative arts to health and medicine. All exhibits are easily indexed.

Yenza
http://www.nrf.ac.za/yenza/

"'Yenza' -- a word meaning 'do it' in the Xhosa and Zulu languages -- is a guide to using the Internet for research and teaching in the Social Sciences and Humanities. The site includes links to resources for these purposes. In selecting them, the project team has tried to choose resources which are highly rated by subject experts."